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野外 (やがい, yagai) Japanese meaning: outdoors | Kotomora
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がい
で
ランチ
を
食た
べよう
。
Let's eat lunch outdoors today.
The open-air concert was canceled due to rain.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 野や 外がい で 行おこな う to hold (an event) outdoors
We decided to hold the wedding outdoors.
野や 外がい に 出で る to go out into the open fields/countryside
When we left the city and went out into the open country, quiet nature spread before us.
野や 外がい で 〈 事こと 〉 を 楽たの しむ to enjoy (something) outdoors
We enjoyed a barbecue outdoors with the family.
Related words 屋外 is the more formal or technical word for 'outdoors,' often seen on signs and in regulations, while 野外 has a more casual, nature-and-leisure feel.
郊外 specifically means the residential suburbs outside a city, while 野外 in this sense refers to open, undeveloped land or the outskirts generally.
アウトドア is a casual loanword typically used adjectivally for outdoor activities or gear, whereas 野外 is the native Japanese noun for outdoor places or events themselves.
野外 suggests open fields or nature, often used for outdoor events like 野外コンサート, whereas 戸外 simply means the space outside a building.
Etymology Compound of 野 (field, wild) and 外 (outside). The meaning 'outdoors' is a straightforward extension of 'outside in the fields'.
ちょう
査さ
field research; field survey; field investigation
public exhibitionism; indecent exposure outdoors
